The Government has publicly tasked regulators with taking decisions “for growth, not just for risk”. This article explores how the Government’s political pressure on regulators might influence their behaviour, and what that...more
In line with international and European developments, Ireland has introduced a new regime to provide for a process to allow for certain transactions that may present risks to the security or public order of the State to be...more
Against a backdrop of riots and disorder in Summer 2024, some have raised concern that the UK’s Online Safety Act does not go far enough in tackling misinformation that can fuel disorder. Although the Act has passed, the...more
The “Delivering a New Deal for Working People” policy agenda (the New Deal) has far-reaching implications for employers if the Labour Party forms the next UK government. The Labour manifesto confirms that it would implement...more
A cross-practice Global Regulatory & IPMT team hosted a roundtable discussion on the key requirements that industry would like to see incorporated in the UK Government’s approach to developing its AI regulatory framework....more
A few months after the UK Government published a White Paper on its approach to artificial intelligence regulation and invited comments from stakeholders, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the UK will host a global...more
The National Security and Investment (NSI) regime became live in the UK – now is the time to ensure you are up to speed on how it will impact your acquisitions and investments. Deals in a broad range of sectors, from high...more
Over 2 years since the UK Government first laid out its plans to introduce a new regulatory framework for “online harms”, the Online Safety Bill was published on 12 May 2021. The Bill imposes duties of care on providers of...more
The UK Government has launched the much anticipated Digital Markets Unit (DMU) as a first step towards an “unashamedly pro-competition" regime focused on the position of “tech giants”. ...more
New Year’s Eve 2020 was a bit different from other years, and for more reasons than one. It will certainly be a date that any English lawyer advising on the UK’s postBrexit legal system will not easily forget. At 11pm GMT, EU...more
The United Kingdom and the European Union are set to take bold strides towards the regulation of digital markets in coming months. While both are broadly aligned in their intention to better regulate large tech companies, the...more
We are pleased to provide you with the third annual installment of our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons guide. For each of these guides, we have asked our industry thought leaders throughout the world to write about...more
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The Conservative Party has won a convincing majority of seats in the House of Commons, and it will follow that Boris Johnson will be asked later today by The Queen to form a new government.
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Are politics and regulation fundamentally changing the climate for tech? Join us to explore what's happening, what's coming and what it means for businesses, investors and deals.
This event marks the launch of a...more
As the UK's constitution continues to be tested, the Brexit fundamentals remain unchanged.
Seven weeks from now, the UK will automatically exit the EU on 31 October by the default operation of the Article 50 process. The...more
The UK Conservative Party leadership race is in full swing, with candidates making a number of promises and pledges relating to Brexit. In light of this, it is instructive to recap the basic legal position in which the UK...more
Do you have a centralised EU marketing authorisation holder, orphan designation holder, manufacturing activities including import, batch control or batch release sites, a Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV),...more
Do you hold a CE certificate of conformity issued by a UK notified body? Are your manufacturing activities, authorised representative, suppliers, customers or contracting parties located in the UK?
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With only 72 days remaining until the UK automatically ceases to be a member of the EU, the UK Parliament has emphatically rejected the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration painstakingly negotiated by the UK...more
Businesses need to be alert to potentially significant changes to their legal and regulatory environments as a result of a no-deal Brexit. ...more
Reading the political runes is a fool's errand in 2018. So, how can we assess the risk of a no-deal Brexit? There is no doubt that the consensus view among businesses is that it has gone from a theoretical but marginal...more
The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s statements of intent on a digital service tax and competition law reforms reinforce other recent indications that the UK government is looking seriously at making significant changes to the...more
Detail of the technical notices makes clear that avoiding much of the potentially significant disruption of a no deal outcome will require good faith, cooperation and pragmatism from both sides of the English Channel....more
London is in the midst of a heatwave but a storm has hit Westminster. The Government has begun publishing the draft statutory instruments (SIs) it intends to adopt using its new delegated power in the European Union...more
The complex politics of Brexit are already swirling around the communique issued by the UK Government following the cabinet awayday. The full extent of the UK political fallout will only become clear in the coming hours,...more